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Decatur County enacts two-year moratorium on commercial solar and wind projects
Summary
The Decatur County Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 2025-1 on Jan. 9, 2025, placing a moratorium on new commercial solar and wind applications while the county updates its ordinances and comprehensive plan.
The Decatur County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 9 adopted Ordinance 2025-1, a temporary strategic moratorium on new commercial solar energy facilities and wind energy conversion system applications in the county.
Commissioner Chad Smith presented the proposed ordinance and said the moratorium is intended to give the county time to align local regulations with recent state statutes and to update the county comprehensive plan. The ordinance as read in the meeting cites Indiana Code 8-1-42 and Indiana Code 8-1-41, and references a Purdue Extension…
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